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Summary: Dream Digital Audio/Video/Photo System!
Review: I never seem to stop being amazed at the Apple user experience. I have this system, with the addition of another 512 Megs RAM and an external 40 Gig Firewire drive (scratch disk for video), as well as other peripherals. It is a sheer joy to use this machine. People used to PCs just need to get to a local Apple store and see what I'm talking about to understand. You can accomplish most things with a minimum of keystrokes. To import photos into the elegant iPhoto album, I connect the camera and press one button. To order prints, I can do it within the same program! To rip music from CDs, I press one button in iTunes, and using the same program synchronize over 2000 songs onto my iPod MP3 player just by plugging it in!! Making digital video movies is a cinch with iMovie/iDVD, and there is just something cool about putting your movie on a DVD disc to give to your family to view on a regular DVD player.As far as the hardware is concerned, what really sets this machine apart is the degree of expandability, and its ease. Sure, go look at that high-end Sony desktop. When you look at the way they're set up, you'll see that most of the PCI slots are actually filled with modems and network cards. The sweet thing here is that Gigabit ethernet, a modem, Firewire, USB are all built into the MOTHERBOARD. That means that you actually have 4 FREE PCI slots, and obviously the AGP slot. PLENTY of room to expand. 3 internal hard drives! And actually opening the case requires ZERO tools; just lift the latch and the side of the machine folds down, revealing all the insides, even while the machine is still on! Talk about slick!! As far as the monitor is concerned, it is TOP-NOTCH. Super-bright screen, and my eyes can look at it for hours without strain. Great visibility from all angles. This system may cost a lot, but you really do get what you pay for, and more!...
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